USA-owned businesses made a greater contribution to the Australian economy than businesses owned by residents of any other foreign country. They led in all indicators except operating profit, where UK-owned businesses contributed the largest amount ($9,602 million).

USA-owned businesses in Australia:

Contributed to Australian employment (331,000 employees), income ($109,892 million), expenses ($102,021 million) and value added ($33,911 million). This was approximately twice the contribution made by businesses from the second largest country of business ownership (UK); and